Deadline for 2012 FiFi Tech Award Entries Extended

Posted: January 30, 2012

The Fragrance Foundation has extended the deadline for entries for the 2012 FiFi Award in the Technological Breakthrough of the Year category. Entries will now be accepted until Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.

There are three subcategories for the Technological Breakthrough of the Year category, to better reflect the majority of entries that are submitted. They are:

Fragrance Ingredients, Creation and Testing—Includes innovations in production, formulation and testing; methods of ingredient extraction; new ingredients; sustainability efforts as they relate to ingredients, formulation and finished fragrance; and basic research as it relates to formulation, product application and stability

Information Technology—Includes tablet and smartphone apps; computer-assisted programs that provide data analysis designed to assist companies with fragrance development and creation; and interactive information technologies geared to educate and assist consumers with selecting fragrances

All Fragrance Foundation member companies are eligible to submit entries, and nonmember companies who wish to submit an entry may do so. However, they may be required to pay an entry fee and can contact Terry Molnar for more details.

In order to qualify for this award, the technology submission must be an entirely new and original concept. In addition, it must have been introduced in 2011 and must currently be on the market in the US, or if it is not currently on the market, a notarized letter must be submitted confirming that a signed contract has been executed to launch the entry in 2012.

In the awards' screening process, all submissions will be prescreened by a panel of experts before being approved for placement on the ballot for judging. Approved entries will be reviewed at the final judging, which is set to take place on Thursday, March 29, 2012, in New York. Companies with entries that have been approved for the ballot will be required to make an in-person presentation of the submitted technological breakthrough to the panel of judges.